Bisphenol A (BPA) is an estrogenic environmental toxicant, a synthetic monomer widely used to polymerize polycarbonate plastics and resins. BPA has been implicated to have hazardous effect on reproductive health in human and experimental rats. Lycopene is a powerful antioxidant and potential high-value compound for the prevention of many diseases. The present study has been designed to investig...

BACKGROUND We seek to determine whether dietary and supplement intake of specific micronutrients (zinc and folate) and antioxidants (vitamins C, E and beta-carotene) is associated with semen quality. METHODS Ninety-seven healthy, non-smoking men provided semen and were interviewed. Average daily nutrient intake from food and supplements was derived from a self-administered food frequency ques...

Hyperglycemia is the main determinant of long term diabetic complications mainly through induction of oxidative stress responsible for secondary defects including cancer, infertility etc. Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are known to posses the antioxidant potential against the reactive oxygen species. The ability of clinically used TZDs like Rosiglitazone (RSG) and Pioglitazone (PIO) in diabetic comp...

Infertility is the not getting pregnant, despite of having carefully timed, unprotected sex for one year.Various environmental and biological factors affect sperm count in males. Oligozoospermia means low Azoospermia complete absence sperms main cause male infertility term can be correlate with KsheenaShukra andNirbeeja /Ashukra respectively. There no satisfactory treatment modern medicine this...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine whether Acridine Orange (AO) can be used as a routine procedure in a physician's office to detect sperm deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fragmentation in patients with varicoceles. MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty-five patients with a mean age of 30.4 years, who had been diagnosed with varicoceles by physical examination and 30 healthy males with a mean a...

Background: Fluoxetine (FLX) is an Antidepressant compound. FLX produces undesired side effects including anxiety, sleep disturbances, sexual dysfunction and gastrointestinal disturbances. The grape is a significant source of nutritional antioxidants, such as polyphenols, anthocyanins, flavonids as well as biologically active dietary components. Present study was performed to investigate the pr...

Background: It is shown that hypertension may affect androgens. The role of blood pressure on sperm parameters is matter of debate. The main goal was to evaluate the probable association between systolic and diastolic blood pressure and sperm parameters. Materials and Methods: Semen Sample of men (aged: 27- 45 years old) from 40 infertile cases who attended at Yazd research and clinical center ...

OBJECTIVES Considerable interest and controversy over a possible decline in semen quality during the 20th century raised concern that semen quality could have reached a critically low level where it might affect human reproduction. The authors therefore initiated a study to assess reproductive health in men from the general population and to monitor changes in semen quality over time. DESIGN ...